TRANSPAC!

DOMINO cruises effortlessly into the big PacificNovember 19, 2013 Fatu Hiva, MarquesasAnother milestone: our first trans-oceanic passage.  From the Galapagos Achipelago to the southern-most island in the Marquesas (French Polynesia) this was ess…

Making the Rounds

Since Dee Dee successful navigated her first overnight crossing the crew has been making the rounds at a variety of marinas as we initiate our tour of the Florida west coast. First, they spent several days relaxing at the Clearwater Beach Marina. While…

Greenwich Part 2

Cheers,
   I’m trying very hard not to have a cold. I have an annoying cough and a runny nose.  Yuck.  But  I have plans for tomorrow and Saturday and lots going on and lots I want to do.  So today, I’m having a rest d…

Stanley Unwin.

Big big things are afoot my pretties. Within the next couple of weeks there should be a link from here to my new blog, as part of a proper grown up website too. This blog will continue to run. The new one will be about something less intensely personal…

Stanley Unwin.

Big big things are afoot my pretties. Within the next couple of weeks there should be a link from here to my new blog, as part of a proper grown up website too. This blog will continue to run. The new one will be about something less intensely personal…

Day 4 of 365 photos – after the rain!

Today was a rainy day – again!! Could be worse, I guess.  It could be snow. I walked around the house looking for something to take a photo of – looking – and looking.  Looking out the window, I saw rain drops.  No birds at the feeder. No …

Puerto Vallarta

We left the cold wind and rain in Portland and flew south to clear sky and warm breezes.  We received happy welcomes from our friends Tom and Susanne, who watched over Anna Mae while we enjoyed the holidays with friends and family at home.Unfortun…

Christmas/New years

It’s been a somewhat busy time, what with one thing or another, since my last post. So I’d like to take this opportunity to say happy new year to everyone.On the boating front, we have not had the time or weather to do much.With glorious weather on the…

Day 3 of 365 days of photos…

Day 3 of 365 days of photos found me back on the beach. Mr. B got home from a long trip to Durham and back (3 hours each way)  and I talked him into taking a quick walk on a section of beach that we had never been on before. He got home a bit… …

MV DESERT VENTURE Waits for Cruisers

After over 12 years aboard MV DESERT VENTURE, we decided it’s time to give new cruisers a chance to live the dream. We loved our time aboard and it was no small decision to move ashore. But we have, and … Continue reading